I am pleased to introduce our Guest Designer that will play along with us this week, from Malaysia, one of my favorite shabby style crafter Amelia Khalik!

Here's a little about Amelia, in her own words:

Hello Everyone. My name is Amelia and I live in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. I'm a mother of two and a sahm. Recently i was offered a teaching position at a local LSS papier and I guess I'm not a sahm after all!!! LOL!

I started scrapbooking late 2009 and have not stop creating ever since. I am more of a shabby chic person but i love to try everything. But i can never create a layout without flowers and butterflies. They are my all time favorite items to include! Other than layout, my obsession is Mini Album.

I believe there's no boundaries to creating and there's no end to a learning process. Last but not least, I'd like to thank Kirsty for having me as a guest designer... : )

You are welcome to submit any type of project based on the the theme and enter as many times as you wish, but we do hope that the creation is new and original, please do not link creation that have been posted prior to the day of the current challenges. We are looking after our wonderful sponsors who donate time, prizes and effort with full focus on them, to be eligible for the prize -

No direct selling links are allowed here

Please mention City Crafter Challenge Blog and provide a link back to us

Please do not cross-promote event unrelated to City Crafter Challenge Blog

Upload your creation to your blog or online gallery (if you add your photo to an online gallery, please use code CCCB#41 so we could easily find your creation, then link here with the direct link (not your entire blog). Don't forget to link back to our blog so more people can join in the fun!

Submit

Challenge ends January 31, 2011 at 11.59 PM (EST)

We would love you to play along, so come on and join us!

If you have difficulties using linky Tools, please feel free to email citycrafter@gmail.com, we will try our best to help you with your questions.

Winner

Thank you so much to everyone who joined in last week. We had 61 fabulous entries and there were so many beautiful handmade flowers, just amazing!

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Hi, this is Kirsty here again, your host for City Crafter Challenge Blog this week.Today I am taking you to a flower show in a city I once lived for 18 months - Jersey City, NJ. I could not say I know or like this city a lot, because the place I lived was just 4 minutes underground train ride to Manhattan, where I spent most of my time, but I do love my neighborhood, especially during Spring Time. I would walked around with my camera, just like a tourist, and took photos for all those new blooms, here I am taking you to THE FLOWR SHOW in JERSEY CITY!

~ kirsty

CCCB week 39 ~ Flower Show (Jersey City)

This week, we want to see "handmade flower(s)" in your project

Guest DesignerThis week we have the talented Ira Huberts guest designing with us!Ira is a familiar faces to most of you here at CCCB, and a great blog buddy of mine. I love her beautiful vintage creations and enjoying reading her post too! please be sure to stop by Ira's Blog "Ira's Crea Corner" and check out her beautiful artwork, let's welcome Ira...

In her words: I'm Ira Huberts-Turner and was born (1965) and raised in the south of the Netherlands. I've been into crafting as long as I can remember; it was something that was always stimulated by my parents when I was young.We didn't have tons of games, but we invented them and had stacks of coloring books, paper, pencils and clay lying around. Meanwhile I've tried my hand at various crafts, knitting, embroidery, batik, doll making , pottery, soldering, pergamano, papercraft and this is basically where my heart lies.I love working with beautiful papers and embellishments and I simply adore flowers (read ones and those out of paper). Nowadays I'm in for 3D projects, altered stuff, mixed media and my big passion is history. When making or altering something I always try to think below the surface to give it more 'depth'.I've always said I should have been born 100 years ago; I'm a huge Jan Austen fan and greatly value the histories of England, France and the US. Perhaps it's in my blood (my father is a Javanese-British descent and his grandmother was French), who knows" I'm an ardent reader of particularly 10th century novels, give me a book and a nice cup of tea any time! Probably also one of the main reasons why I read English and French at University 'e collected quite a few books over the years; I simply cannot walk past a bookstore without entering.... But then again the same goes for a craft store, LOL!I love anything vintage and it shows in our interior as well, we try to use the littlest means as possible. I'm fortunate to be married to one of the best and most loving guys in the world, together we try to make our home a nice cozy little nest. We both love to decorate and paint our house and make changes in/around the house.I have been blogging since October last year and I must say it's been a real pleasure to me. It's a great opportunity to meet new friends and I've met quite a few lovely friends during that time. I only sometimes say that it can be a burden when you've got so much that really interest you.... There's only 24 hours in a day.I used to work for a wholesale company of machinery and equipment as an export manager, which I truly loved. But nowadays, I'm in a much more feminine line of business: I'm a factory agent and act as an intermediary between factories and wholesalers/retailers. Oh yes, and it's Halloween costumes that I'm selling!

Take NoteYou are welcome to submit any type of project based on the theme and enter as many times as you wish, but we do hope that the creation is new and original, please do not link creation that have been posted prior to the day of the current challenges. We are looking after our wonderful sponsors who donate time, prizes and effort with full focus on them, to be eligible for the prize -

No direct selling links are allowed herePlease mention City Cratfer Challenge Blog and provide a link back to usPlease do not cross-promote event unrelated to City Crafter Challenge BlogLink your direct post of the challenges and not your entire blog

Prize

Today we have a SPECIAL prizeThe winner will get a GD spot here at CCCB, how cool is that?

To Play AlongUpload your creation to your blog or online gallery (if you add your photo to an online gallery, please use code CCCB#40 so we could easily find your creation, then link here with the direct link (not your entire blog). Don't forget to link back to our blog so more people can join in the fun!

SubmitChallenge ends January 24, 2011 at 11.59 PM (EST)We would love you to play along, so come on and join us!

If you have difficulties using Linky Tools, please feel free to email citycrafter@gmail.com, we will try our best to help you with your questions.

WinnerThank you so much to everybody who joined in last week.We had 30 fabulous entries and there were so many beautiful creations, just amazing!Here's the winner for week # 39

You can flip it ... turn it ... whatever suits you as long as you keep within the sketch ...

This is my first at setting a sketch challenge so I can't wait to see what you come up with

Have fun!

~ Ros

CCCB week 38 ~ Sketch Challenge

Guest Designer
I am pleased to introduce our Guest Designer that will play along with us this week, I am sure a lot of you already know how talented and how sweet this crafter can be, let's welcome Tracy MacDonald

Tracy: I am a stay at home wife and mom and live in southern Mississippi. My husband and I just celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary and we have a beautiful daughter who's almost twenty. I've been making cards since last spring and I also love to make mini scrapbooking albums. I love vintage/shabby chic, but I also love to stamp and use Copic Markers

*** A Special Section for***Ros Crawford
It's Ros's birthday, we want to dedicate this little space at City Crafter specially for herHappy Birthday Ros!!!

Happy Birthday Ros, hope your birthday is just the beginning of a year full of HAPPINESS!!!!~ kirsty

I hope you have a wonderful birthday Ros!~ Hugs, Linda

Happy Birthday Ros!!!! Hope your day is fantabulous!!!~ Cheryl

All the birthday cards are going your way......

Take Note
You are welcome to submit any type of project based on the theme and enter as many times as you wish, but we do hope that the creation is new and original, please do not link creation that have been posted prior to the day of the current challenges. We are looking after our wonderful sponsors who donate time, prizes and effort with full focus on them, to be eligible for the prize -

No direct selling links are allowed herePlease mention City Crafter Challenge Blog and provide a link back to usPlease do not cross-promote event unrelated to City Crafter Challenge BlogLink your direct post for the challenges and not your entire blog

Prize

Pixie Dust Paperie is a monthly kit club dedicated to bringing you the newest products available in the paper crafting industry. Each month, you will received a beautifully designed kit with the latest papers and embellishments, all designed to coordinate perfectly, and ready for you to create. Although Pixie is a kit club, there are not monthly commitment, no membership, you see it, like it and buy it, simple as that.
At the Pixie Blog, you will find lots of inspiration and new ideas on a daily basis.

Pixie Dust Paperie is also offering all readers from City Crafter Challenge Blog a 15% discount on All Products at The Pixie Shop this week, simply enter coupon code CCCB15 during check out.Shop now!

To Play Along
Upload your creation to your blog or online gallery (if you add your photo to an online gallery, please use code CCCB#39 so we could easily find your creation, then link here with the direct link (not your entire blog). Don't forget to link back to our blog so more people can join in the fun!

Submit
Challenge ends January 17, 2011 at 11.59 PM (EST)
We would love you to play along, so come on and join us!

If you have difficulties using Linky Tools, please feel free to email citycrafter@gmail.com, we will try our best to help you with your questions.

Winner
Thank you so much to everybody who joined in last week.
We had 49 fabulous entries and there were so many beautiful "winter white" cards, just amazing! Here our winners for week #38

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Hi all!! Happy New Year! It is Cheryl back with a color challenge for you. It is all about winter white. Dazzle me this week with those brilliant whites. The challenge this week is to create a project using all white with only one other color as an accent. I can't wait to see what you all create!

You are welcome to submit any type of project based on the theme and enter as many times as you wish, but we do hope that the creation is new and original, please do not link creation that have been posted prior to the day of the current challenges. We are looking after our wonderful sponsors who donate time, prizes and effort with full focus on them, to be eligible for the prize -

No direct selling links are allowed here

Please mention City Crafter Challenge Blog and provide a link back to us

Please do not cross-promote event unrelated to City Crafter Challenge Blog

Link your direct post for the challenges and not your entire blog

Prize

This week we are being sponsored by Laura's Vintage Garden on Etsy. Look at this beautiful vintage prize package, don't you wish you are the lucky winner?

Here's a little about our fabulous sponsor Laura Vigliarolo

I love vintage anything, and love to create with it. So here are some of my items I have created. I do used some newer items in my creations.I love making jewelry with some old broken pieces I have found along with new findings. The ribbons I use in my flowers are both old and new from all over the world.I love going to estate sales and antique stores, the treasure finding is as much fun as creating with the treasures. If you like finding vintage treasures you should check out my partner in crimes etsy site at www.papertales.etsy.com. She has LOTS of fun goodies there.My digital sheets are high quality pdf files, for some reason I cannot pass up a photo at any sale. They are from my collection and the other ephemera are ones I used in my classes. I taught classes for years and was always asked to sale my items and now hove decided to. Please have as much fun with them as I have had. I do ship international you just need to convo me for a shipping rate.

Laura is so kind and generous, not only she is sponsoring this beautiful vintage prize package, she is also offering CCCB's reader a 10% off her products at Laura's Vintage Garden. simply use the code Tim10 during checkout in the coupon section, and you'll get a 10% off, hurry, what are you waiting for, hop over to Laura's Vintage Garden now!

To Play Along
Upload your creation to your blog or online gallery (if you add your photo to an online gallery, please use code CCCB#38 so we could easily find your creation, then link here with the direct link (not your entire blog). Don't forget to link back to our blog so more people can join in the fun!

Submit
Challenge ends January 10, 2011 at 11.59 PM (EST)
We would love you to play along, so come on and join us!

If you have difficulties using Linky Tools, please feel free to email citycrafter@gmail.com, we will try our best to help you with your questions.

Winner
Thank you so much to everybody who joined in last week. We had 106 fabulous entries and there were so many beautifully stamped projects, just amazing! And now, here our winner for week #37 challenge

Congratulations ladies, thanks for sending in your beautiful creation, do feel free to grab your winner/spotlight artists badge and display it proudly on your sidebar. Patty, please send your mailing info to citycrafter@gmail.com, so we could get the prize out to you, you have till 11/10 to do that.

Thank you June, for sponsoring us beautiful handmade pins to work with and the prize package. Thank You all who joined us last week, hope to see you in this week challenge "Winter White"